CENTREFOLD - Great excitement this week as copies of this month's iARTistas arrived, containing a wee feature (8 pages!) about me and my work. Not exactly a centrefold - just a head-shot and I was wearing a mighty fine hat, you will be relieved to hear readers! iARTistas is a 'Proper Art Magazine', which I am delighted to have my work in - a real honour. I was asked to provide: a bio, photos of myself in the studio and examples of my work. The hardest of which - I must say were the photos of myself (not shown above). I have always hated having my photo taken - and in making art work and writing I really would love to have my work seen and interpreted by the viewer, without ever needing to make an appearance myself. But, while I will never be a 'super -star' artist, whose personality and exploits are as deliciously notorious as their work, I have had to venture out of 'recluse-dom' - virtually and in person - and, maybe that is ok.iARTistas is available to purchase from Amazon here.In the coming week:Exhibitions opening at the Inchmore Gallery near Inverness - 2nd November to 11th January, 2014 - in which I have 4 small paintings - (see last week's blog post).Mindfulness Day - write a 'small stone' - a short piece of observational writing - with Satya Robin - 1st November, 2013 - I hope to participate and write and share a small stone on the day.Hat Status: Winter hunter hat finds international fame in 'A Proper Art Magazine'Painting: Several in process - could go either way.....Writing: Looking at putting words with images - could go either way.... Happy Halloween when it comes dear readers.F. E. Clark, October, 2013.